Trying to Adapt

By Ben and Nora Schultz

A podcast about the process of adapting books into movies and other mediums. Don't worry, it's fun.... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Trying to Adapt episodes:

December 20, 2018 Trying to Adapt 008: Scrooge (1951) with Alistair Sim, part 1
In the first half of this very long episode, Ben and Nora explore Alistair Sim’s classic and possibly definitive portrayal of Scrooge in a cleverly-padded feature-length film. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181219-001-008.mp3
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December 16, 2018 Trying to Adapt 007: A Christmas Carol (1969, animated)
Ben and Nora explore an animated Dutch adaptation of the classic Dickens story which peaks early. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181213-001-007.mp3
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December 13, 2018 Trying to Adapt 006: “The Story of Compassion,” Adventures from the Book of Virtues (2000)
Ben and Nora explore a poorly thought-out cartoon version of Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” leading them to the conclusion that Republicans are bad. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181212-001-006.mp3
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December 11, 2018 Trying to Adapt 005: A Christmas Carol, A New Opera (2016)
Despite not really being able to see or hear what’s going on, Ben and Nora talk about Mike Leavitt’s 2016 opera adaptation of the classic story. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181211-001-005.mp3
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December 10, 2018 Trying to Adapt 004: Gorgo’s A Christmas Carol (2017)
In this episode, Ben and Nora explore a puppet show very loosely based on the Vincent Price-narrated TV adaptation from episode 2. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181206-001-004.mp3
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December 08, 2018 Trying to Adapt 003: A Christmas Carol (1938) with Reginald Owen
In this episode, we watch a classic early film version of the story, and Nora opens a big can of worms. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181205-001-003.mp3
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December 06, 2018 Trying to Adapt 002: The Christmas Carol (1949) with Vincent Price
Ben and Nora explore a “technically primitive” adaptation of Dickens’ classic story from the very, very early days of television, featuring a young Vincent Price as the narrator. https://archive.org/download/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181130-001-002.mp3
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December 02, 2018 Trying to Adapt 001: Introduction to “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
In this very special episode, Ben and Nora explore the classic novella that’s been adapted several hundred times, making it the perfect starting point for a podcast about the way books get adapted into other mediums. Also, merry Christmas or something. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181123-001-001.mp3
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December 02, 2018 Trying to Adapt 001: Introduction to “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
In this very special episode, Ben and Nora explore the classic novella that’s been adapted several hundred times, making it the perfect starting point for a podcast about the way books get adapted into other mediums. Also, merry Christmas or something. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181123-001-001.mp3
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How many episodes does Trying to Adapt have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.